Director of Nursing Medical Surgical Services

Sign‐on incentives :

Up to $25,000 sign‐on bonus for candidates who meet eligibility criteria.

Up to $5,000 relocation reimbursement for candidates who meet eligibility criteria. Talk to your recruiter to learn more.

Position Responsibilities

Communication and Relationship Management :

Builds Collaborative environments by developing trusting relationships balancing concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives.

Communicates in a respectful manner listening to key stakeholders and following up in a timely manner.

Facilitates shared decision making through support of Shared Governance and driving decision making to the lowest level of the organization while maintaining alignment to organizational strategic goals.

Knowledge of Health Care Environment

Demonstrate knowledge of current nursing practice including roles and responsibility of the patient care team.

Aware of patient care standards as set by accrediting bodies and state guidelines. Ensures practice within areas of responsibility aligns with standards.

Develop and Maintain nursing policies and procedures backed by evidence‐based practice.

Leadership :

Provides visionary thinking promoting the art and science of nursing practice.

Remains open to new ideas and knowledge promoting curiosity and exploration of new ways of meeting patient and staff needs.

Applies self‐reflection as a tool for ongoing growth and development.

Professionalism

Contribute to the advancement of the profession through involvement in professional organizations locally, regionally or nationally.

Promote utilization of specialty knowledge from the standards of specialty professional organizations. This includes but not limited to staffing models, policies and procedures and recruitment and retention.

Promotes advancement of profession through professional certification.

Business Skills

Develop and manage annual operating budget and capital expenditure plans.

Interpret financial statements and manage financial resources.

Participate in workforce planning and provide creative solutions to manage workforce while monitoring financial impacts.

Position Qualifications

Minimum Required

Masters in Nursing or Bachelors in Nursing and Masters in Business or HealthCare related field.

New York State Registered Nurse License or eligible

Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience

Two (2) years of nursing management experience

Preferred

Professional certification in Nursing Executive (NE‐BC) or Nursing Executive Advanced (NEA‐BC). Required within 2 years of accepting position.

#IND1

Work Environment

Work is performed in an office environment, meeting rooms, and patient care areas which require working in proximity to other employees and patients. Rooms are lighted, air conditioned, and heated.

Frequent sitting, walking, and standing.

Fast paced environment with frequent interruptions.

PPE (Eyewear, Masks, Face shields, Shoe covers, and Gloves) as required by UHS Hospitals Infection Control policies.

Age of Patients Served

All Age Groups

HIPAA Roles‐Based Access to Patient Information

All ‐ Access to patient information, including restricted information ‐ Level 4

Staff Supervised

Nurse Managers (WMC and BGH ORs, Ambulatory Surgery units, PACUs, Pre‐admission Testing, and GI Lab)